Brownsville Area Revitalization Corporation (BARC) was established in 1989 as a 501c3 non-profit community development corporation (CDC) serving the Brownsville Borough and its neighboring communities in Southwestern PA. BARC’s offices located in the Historic Flatiron Building, 69 Market Street are part of Brownsville’s Downtown Commercial Historic District. The Flatiron Building faces the National Road Heritage Corridor (old US Route 40) and is located along the Monongahela River on the west side. In addition to the BARC offices, the Flatiron building houses two museums; the Heritage Center and the Frank L. Melega Art Museum as well as commercial and residential tenants to sustain the building.
BARC has worked to improve Brownsville’s economy by restoring buildings and bringing commercial and residential tenants to the community.
BARC’s mission is to achieve economic development through historic preservation, heritage tourism, outdoor recreation, community stewardship, education, youth advancement and the arts.